---
title: "What’s this nub growing? Is this how new leafs come out?"
description: "What’s this nub growing? Is this how new leafs come out?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/aLMDvmJ7T3CJAzQ0vxJ40g"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Jacob"
published: "2024-07-14T23:10:38.220928Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/omq4Lln4KZkQWfgAYzfGIGMTKje4RrJQyc3mV_mVnJc/_Bg34tC3RyaCG2mc-RXDvw.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Monstera Maniacs](https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA.md)

# What’s this nub growing? Is this how new leafs come out?

_Posted by Jacob on 2024-07-14_

What’s this nub growing? Is this how new leafs come out?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/omq4Lln4KZkQWfgAYzfGIGMTKje4RrJQyc3mV_mVnJc/_Bg34tC3RyaCG2mc-RXDvw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-07-14

this is an aerial root

#### Jacob replied on 2024-07-14

I don’t have a moss pole, is there anything else I can do to the root to help it grow?

#### Moriah replied on 2024-07-14

Some people tie up a baggie of sphagnum moss underneath it to encourage growth.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-07-14

just let it do its thing — you don’t need to do anything to it 😊

### Plant Father commented on 2024-07-15

as they get longer the best thing to do with aerial roots, in my opinion, is to direct them back into the soil. this is what they do in nature, because once it reaches the ground the root will serve as an anchor point, to help support the plant and bring it more water and nutrients.

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_